Video Game News 4/30/2025

#Borderlands4
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13 Things We Learned About Borderlands 4 After Today's Big Event

Watch Borderlands 4's special PlayStation State of Play right on cue here, assuming Randy Pitchford doesn't randomly tweet the stream out hours early

While the world waits for Borderlands 4, one hero is trying to get forgotten MMO Borderlands Online playable again

Randy Pitchford insists Borderlands 4's new release date is "100% the result of confidence in the game", not an attempt to dodge the existential threat of GTA 6

Borderlands 4's New Loot System Offers More Variety Than Ever Before

Borderlands 4 Lets You Glide, Ride, And Find Vaults On The Side

Borderlands 4 release date moved up out of ‘confidence in the game,’ not GTA 6’s ‘theoretical launch date’

Borderlands 4 launching early has "literally 0%" to do with GTA 6's release date, Marathon or anything save "confidence", says Gearbox boss

Borderlands 4 gets a 20-minute gameplay deep dive video

Gearbox is 'making rarity matter again' in Borderlands 4 after dropping too many legendaries in Borderlands 3

Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4's new release date 'is literally 0% about any other product’s actual or theoretical launch date,' and you know he's talking about Grand Theft Auto 6

Borderlands 4 has "added the magic back" to loot chasing after BL3 complaints

Here's some new Borderlands 4 gameplay to go with that revised release date

State of Play Presents Borderlands 4 Deep Dive on PS5 Pro

Borderlands 4 confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2 [update: gameplay trailer]

Borderlands 4 Gameplay Trailer Released

Borderlands 4 is coming out earlier now

April 30, 2025: Borderlands 4 Early Launch and Layoffs at Respawn Entertainment

#Switch
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Nintendo rolls out Virtual Game Cards to Switch: cue confusion and anger from folks who can reportedly no longer play the same game online on two consoles

Switch 2 Joy-Con HD Rumble Won't Be As Noisy As Original Switch

All The Nintendo Switch 2 Games You Can Preorder Now

Is Switch 2 Backwards Compatible? Here's Which Games Have Issues Or Don't Work

Switch’s new Virtual Game Card system stops the same game being played online on two Switch consoles

Nintendo prepares for Switch 2 with original console update adding GameShare, Virtual Game Cards and more

Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley & Skytree Village Switch Release Date Set

New Quintessential Quintuplets Game Being Announced on Characters’ Birthday

Tokyu Fortnite Project Creates Shibuya Map Using the Game

Sea of Stars Free DLC Release Date Set

Review: All in Abyss Tries Match Danganronpa’s Tone

Switch update changes how eShop charts work ahead of the Switch 2 launch

Arcade Racing Renaissance? Formula Legends Announced for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch & PC!

MotoGP 25 Roars onto Xbox, PlayStation, Switch & PC

Nintendo Switch Online Members Get Free Star Wars Games This Week

Two 3DS 'Harvest Moon' Games Find New Pastures On Switch In July

Random: Clair Obscur Director Celebrates Amazing Switch RPG Which Launched On Same Day

Guide: How Do Nintendo Switch 2 Virtual Game Cards Work? - Game Transfer & Lending Guide

Awesome Roguelike 'Astral Ascent' Doubles In Size With Ver. 2.0 Launch & New DLC

Harvest Moon Meets Red Dead Redemption In 'Cattle Country' On Switch This May

Switch eShop Update Puts Less Focus On The Terrible 'eSlop'

PSA: Switch Update Adds Handy Feature Allowing System Transfer To "Dedicated Server"

Nintendo Switch System Update 20.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Today’s Switch update allows system transfer to dedicated server in case you sell Switch

Nintendo now blocks playing the same game on two Switch consoles online simultaneously

Nintendo Switch profile icons changed with firmware update

Nintendo Switch firmware updated to 20.0.0 (patch notes)

#AssassinsCreedShadows
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Ubisoft Reveals Massive Post-Launch Road Map For Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin's Creed Shadows Roadmap Includes Free Updates Driven by Community Feedback and DLC Details

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is getting loads of free post-launch updates

Assassin's Creed Shadows is getting a much-needed parkour update

Assassin's Creed Shadows multiplayer might actually be real

Assassin's Creed Shadows post-launch roadmap features regular new story missions, parkour updates, New Game Plus

Assassin's Creed Shadows Major Updates Announced, Story Missions, New Game+, and More Coming Soon

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Announces Free Content Coming Very Soon

Ubisoft Details Assassin’s Creed Shadows Year 1 Roadmap

#May
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Wahey, Helldivers 2 players have finally stopped the Meridian death ball's advance towards Super Earth, and the Illuminate have responded by rage quitting the war for now

Game of Thrones' free-to-play action-RPG leaves early access in May, amid complaints of "greedy" monetisation

PS Plus Essential Games for May 2025 Announced

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker Adds 8 Hours of Free DLC in May on PS5, PS4

Sony's Long Anticipated Lost Soul Aside Has Been Delayed Again on PS5, PC

Assassin's Creed Shadows Roadmap Confirms Fan Feedback Requests Are On The Way

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Reveals Expansion Details and Launch Window

Sea of Stars Throes of the Watchmaker DLC Release Date Revealed

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Year 1 Roadmap Reveals New Quests, Difficulty Options, and New Game Plus

Pokémon GO Power Up Ticket: May launches May 4th, 2025

Here’s your free PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games for May, 2025

Lost Soul Aside Delayed To August

Sea Of Stars 'Throes Of The Watchmaker' DLC Finally Scores A Release Date

New F-Zero 99 Nintendo Switch Online user icons available

#Switch2
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Nintendo Quietly Made A Big Change To The Nintendo Switch eShop

Nintendo's Big Switch Update Adds Virtual Game Sharing And More, With One Important Catch

Deals For Today: Pokémon TCG ETBs Are Back In Stock

Nintendo Switch Update Adds Virtual Game Cards, Closing Game Sharing Loophole

"Seeing Nintendo do this is a little disheartening" – Switch 2 and the state of game preservation in 2025

My Nintendo adds Switch 2 wristlet keychain

Suikoden 1 and 2 HD Remaster Announced for Nintendo Switch 2

Opinion: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Best Gameplay Feature Is Straight Out Of Mario's Playbook

PSA: Redownloading Switch eShop Games Has Now Changed With Latest Update

Mulitple Profie Icons Revamped In Latest Switch Firmware Update

#LostSoul
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PS5 and PC Single-Player Action Game Lost Soul Aside Delayed 3 Months to Add Polish

Devil May Cry-inspired Lost Soul Aside delayed

Lost Soul Aside Release Date Delayed by 3 Months

China Hero Project Game Lost Soul Aside Delayed to August

PS5 Exclusive Lost Soul Aside Delayed for the Billionth Time

Lost Soul Aside Has Officially Been Delayed

UltiZero Games Delays Lost Soul Aside to August 2025

#Nintendo
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Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Release Window, Trailer, And Everything We Know

8BitDo no longer shipping to US from China due to Trump tariffs

Video: Nintendo Shares More Footage Of F-Zero GX For Switch Online

Nintendo says Switch 2 Joy-Cons HD rumble won’t be as noisy as original

#DLC
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Very good RPG Sea of Stars gets a free eight hour DLC campaign about a creepy clockwork circus

Grab a free copy of Doom The Dark Ages, thanks to this new Nvidia offer

Warhammer 40k Darktide and Rogue Trader team up for crossover and sale

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate reveals Nintendo Switch physical release

Frostpunk 1886 Includes Gameplay Reveal Coming Later This Year

Frostpunk 1886 Announced, Out in 2027

Sea of Stars DLC Throes of the Watchmaker Drops May 20th

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker Release Date Set

TMNT Roguelike 'Splintered Fate' Scores A Totally Bodacious Collector's Edition

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker DLC releases May 20th

Sea of Stars' Free Throes of the Watchmaker DLC is Coming May 20th

#Fortnite
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Fortnite dev thinks bans on generated AI art will eventually become "unenforceable"

You can watch the first two episodes of Star Wars' new animated miniseries early… if you hop on Fortnite

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 release date and event times

Fortnite won't block AI-generated thumbnail images, and Epic Games says detecting them will likely become impossible

Epic Games executives suggest "AI is going to become more and more difficult to detect"

Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld Debuts in Fortnite This Friday

Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld to air in Fortnite before Disney+ premiere

#NintendoSwitch
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20 Best Tower Defense Games To Strategize Your Way Through In 2025

Switch users say Virtual Game Cards are a "downgrade" as online game sharing changes

Shovel Knight Dig confirms “Wicked Wishes” DLC release date

Battle Train on track for a summer Nintendo Switch release

Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley and Skytree Village coming to Nintendo Switch [update: release date]

Metroidvania game Moadra announced for Nintendo Switch

Cattle Country release date announced with new trailer

Dead by Daylight codes (April 2025)

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping Dated for May 22 on Consoles and PC

The Latest Switch System Update Adds Virtual Game Cards

You Can Now Hide Those Naughty Hentai Games On Switch

Rootin’ Tootin’ Cowboy Title Cattle Country Launching May 27

#Blizzard
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Everything You Need To Know About Overwatch 2’s Gundam Wing Collaboration

WoW One-Button Rotation Tool Will Basically Play The Game For You

Diablo 4's Battle Pass Overhaul Isn't Going Over Well

World of Warcraft Is Getting a One-Button Option That Will Automatically Cast the Ideal Next Spell — but at a Cost

A new Starcraft game is on the way from the publishers of Dave The Diver and The Finals, according to reports

Blizzard looking to replace World of Warcraft combat addons with its own tools

Nexon is working with Blizzard to develop new games based on the StarCraft IP

Diablo IV’s Belial Challenges Cliptis in Season 8 Showdown

We May Be Getting Something New In the StarCraft IP According To Reports

#EA
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Bad news, Titanfall fans: EA's latest staff cull has killed an unannounced Titanfall-themed extraction shooter that was in development at Respawn

Mourning another Titanfall cancellation? Here's a "legally distinct" fan made mech shooter

EA says it's "pausing development" on future rally games as WRC partnership ends

Respawn Layoffs Part of Wider EA Staff Cuts, Titanfall Project Reportedly Axed

EA Confirms Layoffs Affecting 300 Employees Across Multiple Teams and Respawn

EA rebrand and refresh their anti-cheat into EA Javelin Anticheat, still blocks Linux / Steam Deck

EA & Codemasters Are No Longer Going To Make Rally Games

#GTA6
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GTA 6 not the reason for Borderlands 4 release date change, Randy Pitchford insists

GTA 6 Release Date Has Nothing to Do with Borderlands 4 Change

#AI
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From Kitchen to Drive-Thru: How Yum! Brands Is Accelerating Restaurant Innovation With AI

Intel outlines new Foundry roadmap with strong AI focus for new nodes

Facebook (META) increases 2025 capital expenditure outlook on additional data center investments

#PlayStationPlus
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Sony Announces PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for May 2025

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for May: Ark: Survival Ascended, Balatro, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Here are your PlayStation Plus games for May

PS Plus Multiplayer Game Being Delisted, Dev Gives Servers Update

PS Plus Essential Gets 2024’s Award-Winning Hit in May

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games Lineup for May 2025 Announced

PlayStation Plus May 2025 Monthly Games: ARK, Balatro, Boltgun

#SeaStars
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New Sea of Stars DLC is a completely original eight-hour campaign, totally free

Sea of Stars sets release date for Throes of the Watchmaker DLC, new trailer

Infinity Nikki 1.5 Bubble Season Update Adds Co-Op Gameplay, Sea of Stars Outfit, and Steam Launch

#April30
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All ‘Rayquaza ex Drop Event’ cards and best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket

New sandbox game Reforj is basically Minecraft 2, and its playtest is now live

Sony Terminated Contract for VEE Vtuber Alba Sera

FFVII Ever Crisis Academy Sephiroth Weapon Is a Folding Ruler

Nijisanji Vtuber Ike Eveland Graduates From Anycolor

Today's Coin Master free spins & coins links - updated daily (April 2025)

#Following
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CoD Season 3 Reloaded Patch Notes For Black Ops 6 And Warzone

Following ‘Mixed’ Steam Reception to Game of Thrones: Kingsroad Early Access, It Has a Release Date

Monster Hunter Wilds' Deadly Rey Dau Event Quest Is Live, New Armour Set Included

RuneScape vows ‘significantly improved player support’ with a single point of contact

Dead by Daylight Celebrates 9 Years with Special Message from Devs

Starsand Island Kickstarter Launches to Build the Ultimate Cozy Life Sim

#Microsoft
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The Outer Worlds 2: Release Window, Story, And Everything We Know

Xbox hardware revenue continues to tumble, but gaming revenue is up, Microsoft reports

Microsoft (MSFT) paid out $9.7 billion in share buybacks and dividends to investors during Q3 FY25

Listen to Microsoft's (MSFT) Q3 2025 earnings call here

Xbox's Phil Spencer Admits Game Pass Isn't The Right Business Model

MMO Business Roundup: Microsoft stonewalls ZeniMax union, Electronic Arts lays off hundreds

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Snags Xbox Excellence Award 2025

#DuneAwakening
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Dune Awakening's latest dev video shows off faction-specific bases, which look far nicer than the bland boxes we've built in the beta

Dune Awakening breaks down its Landsraad endgame activity in latest livestream

Dune: Awakening Trailer Shows Off Building System

Dune: Awakening “Building Arrakis” Trailer Released

Dune: Awakening Gets an In-Depth Look at Building, Architecture, and How It All Impacts Your Experience